05.11.2011 Columns Equal Time: Guest column told half the story on school budget Last week’s News-Review Guest Spot column (“Why a school bond is so hard to swallow” by Janet Bidwell) contained statements that require additional information for the residents of the...
02.21.2011 Opinion Equal Time: All this, while the supervisor supposedly worked ‘part time’ I read with a bit of a chuckle former Riverhead supervisor Vinny Villella’s column last week regarding Supervisor Sean Walter’s pay package and law practice. In outlining the supervisor’s...
01.25.2011 Opinion Guest Spot: It’s time to start fresh with EPCAL As a child you probably have memories of turning over your Etch-a-Sketch and shaking it to get a blank screen so you could draw new pictures. That is, in...
01.17.2011 Opinion Equal Time: America leads the way (unfortunately) The more things change, the more they remain the same. Reading a follow-up story last week on the tragedy in Tucson in The Other Times headlined “Sadness aside, no...
01.10.2011 Education Equal Time: Embattled school administrator defends his record Before the Riverhead school board considers terminating me at its meeting Tuesday night, effectively ending my career as a school business official, I would like to list some of...
12.07.2010 Columns Equal Time: Town Board made bold moves with this budget I read with interest Democratic Party Chairman Vinny Villella’s column last week [Dec. 2] about the Riverhead budget process this year. Mr. Villella attempts to pull budget numbers out...
11.30.2010 Opinion Equal Time: For town budget, there is a better way The town supervisor is budget officer and chief financial officer of the town. As a former supervisor, I prepared several budgets that I submitted to the Town Board. Over...
11.22.2010 Opinion Equal Time: Walter got his numbers wrong There were statements that appeared in a News-Review article last week, “Cost to shift on big parties,” that invite scrutiny. It would be too much to comment on all...